Moore mavis garey (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 210pp. used book, Owners name on ffep, Burgundy Cloth clean with yellow lettering at spine picture on cover. edge wear. Text is clean with tight binding, no marks or tears. Illustrated with line drawings. novel 8vo. William Moyers (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Good +. First Edition. First edition hardcover in burgundy cloth covered boards with yellow line drawing of a boy with his arms around the neck of a pinto pony on frt panel, yellow title on spine. Spine ends bumped & lightly brushed, tips still fairly sharp with lower frt tip showing broken cloth. Smidge of soil on frt board. Internally, besides some light age-toning on the tight and strong hinge papers, the book is near mint. No names, tears or soil seen, only one now-unfolded dog-eared tip. Book illustrated with line drawings by William Moyers. Original, exceedingly rare price-clipped butternut background dust wrapper is illustrated in black, cream and blue has some repairs and color loss at sunned spine and rear flap fold, but still displays well in new mylar. A story about young Henry Terhune of Georgia and his pony, Beauty Girl. Motherless Henry, living off and on with a father of uncertain financial and temperamental habits, seemed to have no chance of ever having a pony to ride, but with the help of his adored friend, Jim, a sixth grade man, Henry enters a contest which wins him a lovely pony! Tragedy comes when Beauty Girl is stolen and Henry finds himself involved in a dangerous and terrifying pursuit of stock thieves. Henry's bravery and determination not only account for Beauty's return but also for a chance to help Jim and secure for himself a reward.…